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As is the case almost every April, the quarterback position will be driven by underclassmen at the top of the position board. Andrew Luck aside, there’s a nice lot of prospects that could develop into starters at the next level. And though several of the seniors have disappointed, they do come with a nice amount of upside potential should they get their game back on track.
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| Rnd | Full Name | School | Yr | Comments |
| 1st | Andrew Luck | Stanford | 4Jr | Terrific signal caller that can be a difference maker at the next level. Big, durable and has the ability to withstand the rush or get outside the pocket and throw on the move. Accurate and precisely places throws were only his receiver can make the reception. Tremendous leader on the field always in control of the situation. Lacks a howitzer arm but offers incredible intangibles. |
| 1st | Matt Barkley | USC | 3Jr | Accurate quarterback prospect that has the ability to make most of the passes. Lacks classic pocket passer size but has enough ability to start the next level. |
| 1st | Robert Griffin | Baylor | 4Jr | Athletic quarterback with a developing game. Has the arm strength necessary to make all the passes, accurate on his throws and also dangerous carrying the ball. Has shown consistent improvement since his freshman season. |
| 1st | Landry Jones | Oklahoma | 4Jr | Tough, intelligent signal caller that does a great job commanding and controlling the offense. Always on the same page as his receivers, displays great timing and competitive. Lacks great physical skills and a pocket passer that does not possess classic size or arm strength. |
| 2nd | Ryan Tannehill | Texas A&M | 5Sr | Durable intelligent signal caller with a great feel for the position. Sees the field, finds open wide outs and makes proper decisions. Lacks the big-time arm which will limit him at the next level. |
| 2-3 | Brandon Weeden | Oklahoma State | 5Sr | Smart, controlled passer that lacks the great physical skills and arm strength for the next level. |
| 3rd | Brock Osweiler | Arizona State | 3Jr | |
| 3rd | Nick Foles | Arizona | 5Sr | Strong armed quarterback the can make all the passes. Needs to improve his reads and stop staring down receivers. Has potential but needs a big senior campaign. |
| 3-4 | Kellen Moore | Boise State | 5Sr | Terrific college quarterback with a great feel for the position and handles under center. Lacks great size, classic arm strength and a radical his downfield accuracy. |
| 3-4 | Sean Renfree | Duke | 4Jr | Tall, strong armed pocket passer who plays a smart game. Comes with an upside must be monitored. |
| 4th | Kirk Cousins | Michigan State | 5Sr | Physically gifted passer that can make all the throws and does a great job commanding the offense. Needs to improve his reads but has a lot of next level potential. |
| 4-5 | Russell Wilson | Wisconsin | 5Sr | Athletic passer that also has a future in professional baseball. Athletic, easily gets outside the pocket or picks up yardage with his legs. Effortlessly gets the ball downfield. Makes good choices under the rush but must improve his overall game. Transferred from North Carolina State and will play at Wisconsin this season. |
| 4-5 | Chandler Harnish | Northern Illinois | 5Sr | Underrated quarterback that makes terrific decisions in the pocket and effectively leads the offense. Lacks classic size but has an arm. The pass/run option offense of NIU has hurt his development. |
| 5th | Brad Sorensen | Southern Utah | 3Jr | BYU transfer with all the physical skills to play at the next level. Accurate and makes plays. Does throw to many interceptions. |
| 5th | Ryan Lindley | San Diego State | 5Sr | Underrated signal caller with a lot of skills for the next level. Possesses a solid intermediate arm, an adequate deep arm and accurate with all his throws. Makes good decisions in the pocket. Should only get better as he physically matures. |
| 5th | J.J. McDermott | SMU | 5Sr | |
| 5-6 | Chester Stewart | Temple | 5Sr | Owl back-up that showed flashes of skill previously as the starter. Has the physical skills to play in the NFL but must improve his reads and decision making. |
| 5-6 | Bryon Coleman | Tenn-Chattanooga | 5Sr | Tennessee transfer that shows terrific awareness, pocket presence as well as accuracy throwing the ball. Lacks great physical skills but has an outstanding feel for the position. |
| 6th | Ryan Nassib | Syracuse | 4Jr | Accurate college passer with a live arm. Outstanding ability throwing in motion and loses nothing getting outside the tackle box to make the pass in the move. Nice upside but needs to pull it together. |
| 6th | Geno Smith | West Virginia | 3Jr | Developing quarterback with top physical skills. Must improve his timing and decision-making but offers a nice upside. |
| 6-7 | Jordan Jefferson | LSU | 4Sr | Big armed quarterback that’s also a threat carrying the ball. Powers the ball through the tight spots and easily drives passes downfield. Must significantly improved his reads and overall pass placement. |
| 6-7 | B.J. Daniels | South Florida | 4Jr | athletic quarterback with a big arm yet an undisciplined passer that must develop into an NFL signal caller. |
| 7th | Case Keenum | Houston | 6Sr | Highly rated percentage passer that returns for his sixth year of college eligibility. Good prospect that must show no bumps on the road after missing the 2010 season. |
| FA | John Brantley | Florida | 5Sr | Classic pocket passer with adequate arm strength yet marginal accuracy and decision-making. |
| FA | Trevor Sasek | Delaware | 3So | Solid young passer with a big arm and solid quarterback build. Has an upside and must be watched. Suffered a potentially career damaging knee injury this season. |
| FA | Austin Davis | Southern Mississippi | 5Sr | Solid college passer with a live arm. Offers potential as a second quarterback in the NFL. |
| FA | Spencer Keith | Kent State | 3Jr | Smart, accurate passer with an NFL arm. Terrific college signal caller with a good degree of upside. |
| FA | Cody Endres | Slippery Rock | 5Sr | Strong armed quarterback that can make all the passes. Displays a nice sense of timing. Dismissed from the Connecticut program last season. |
| FA | Kyle Padron | SMU | 3Jr | Accurate, quarterback with a big-time arm. Needs to fine-tune the details of his position yet could be a big-time prospect moving forward. |
| FA | Dominique Davis | East Carolina | 5Sr | Athletic passer with the ability to make all the throws. Puts zip on the outs and can get the ball through the tight spots yet needs to improve the details of his game and show better pass placement. |
| FA | Zach Collaros | Cincinnati | 5Sr | Effective underneath signal caller with a great head for the position. Lacks size and top NFL physical skills. |
| FA | Tino Sunseri | Pittsburgh | 4Jr | |
| FA | Zac Dysert | Miami-Oh | 4Jr | Strong armed passer on the sidelines with injury much of last season. Has the physical skills to be a prospect. |
| FA | Alex Carder | Western Michigan | 4Jr | Terrific game manager at the quarterback position. Possesses great wherewithal, a sense of timing and very accurate. Does not own a major league arm. |
| FA | Mike Brown | Liberty | 5Sr | Athletic quarterback with a big-time arm. Mobile and displays the ability to make the pass on the move or pick up yardage with his legs. Potential wildcat signal caller. |
| FA | Bo Levi Mitchell | Eastern Washington | 4Sr | Accurate timing and touch passer with a live arm. Shows great wherewithal and does a terrific job leading the offense. |
| FA | Jacory Harris | Miami-Fl | 4Sr | Terrific athlete with a big arm yet a poor passer that lacks accuracy, incorrectly reads defenses and consistently forces the ball into covered receivers. |
| FA | Dayne Crist | Notre Dame | 4Jr | Big arm passer that offers a lot of upside yet must pull together a complete game. |
| FA | Stephen Garcia | South Carolina | 5Sr | Tough, savvy passer that does a terrific job controlling the offense. Lacks elite physical skills and has a host of off the field issues. |
| FA | Chris Relf | Mississippi State | 5Sr | Athletic college quarterback expected to find a new position in the NFL. |
| FA | Kelly Page | Ball State | 4Jr | One time highly rated passer coming off a disappointing season. |
| FA | Kyle Parker | Clemson | 4Jr | Baseball prospect that comes with a big-league arm yet minor-league accuracy. |
| FA | Dan Persa | Northwestern | 4Sr | fearless college quarterback that is effective running the ball and throwing it. Lacks the measurable’s for the next level yet will get consideration in wildcat formations. |
| FA | Tyler Hansen | Colorado | 5Sr | Solid college quarterback with adequate size but poor passing fundamentals. Marginal next level potential. |
| FA | Patrick Witt | Yale | 5Sr | Effective timing passer with great pocket awareness yet marginal next level size. Potential backup as a timing passer. Began his college career and Nebraska. |
| FA | David LeGree | Hampton | 5Sr | Large athletic prospect with a big-time arm. Unpolished throwing the ball and at times much more productive as a ball carrier. |
| FA | Mike Paulus | William & Mary | 5Sr | North Carolina transfer that possesses all the physical skills necessary to play the next level. Accurate, poised and has a solid game yet must polish his mechanics to become a complete quarterback. In the midst of a terrible season. |
| FA | Nathan Dick | Central Arkansas | 5Sr | |
| FA | Ryan Radcliff | Central Michigan | 4Jr | Smart, high percentage passer that lacks the great downfield arm. |
| FA | Matt Brown | Illinois State | 4Jr | Timing/touch passer with marginal arm strength. |
| FA | Dane Simoneau | Washburn | 5Sr | Nice sized college passer that also has a potential career in baseball. |
| FA | Brian Reader | Idaho | 5Sr | |
| FA | Aaron Corp | Richmond | 5Sr | Mobile and nimble quarterback best in a short passing game. Started his career at USC. |
9 Responses for "2012 NFL Draft Rankings: Quarterbacks"
I can throw a football over them mountains. Lack of arm strength is hardly my weakness, my heavy footed with a tendency to force the ball into tight windows if you want to get picky…
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Is there another Brandon Weeden at OSU I don’t know about? Ryan Tannehill ahead of Weeden? Are you kidding me? You have obviously never seen Weeden play. I am continually amazed that talking heads like yourself continue to have a job.
Weeden lacks the arm strength? Dude has a cannon. He’s got a stronger arm than 2/3 of the current NFL quarterbacks. Barkley=Sanchez=USC hype=horrible. Tannehill is way too high. Moore is way too low. And once again, no one is gonna take you seriously when you write stuff like “Weeden lacks the arm strength.” What season are you watching? Is this real life?
I would agree that Weeden is a older and less “nimble” on the scramble, but he probably has the best arm in the draft from a “heat” and “pinpoint accuracy” standpoint. I am still surprised that Griffin throws a nice deep ball…but I would probably move Weeden behind Luck in terms of overall talent.
Barkley is overhyped, and Tannehill and Landry don’t have the skills to survive at the next level.
Both Tannehill and Weeden have more than adequate arms for the next level – so not quite sure why you have queried both. If you watch the Texas A&M/Iowa State game you’ll see Tannehill throwing 15-20 yard out routes to Fuller and they were there right on time and didn’t hang at all. For me, both have issues with decision making at times and reading defenses. Both tend to be one or two read and throw QB’s – so don’t go through 3 or 4 progressions regularly like Luck.
Weeden’s arm is adequate for the NFL, and probably not a liability, but it’s far from great.
I call BS on your Weeden assessment. He’s got the NFL arm, there’s no doubt about that. He can make throws from all positions and platforms. Mature, smart, and a leader.
Not especially mobile, but good pocket awareness. Is he a product of the system? Possibly. But what a product! The only negative about him, and it’s a big one, is his age, 28 right now. 29 as a rookie, is pretty damn old, but, I could see him as a backup for a few years. Not as lot of wear and tear on him.
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